新版原文+练习答案 Unit 4

新版原文+练习答案Unit4新版原文+练习答案Unit4新版原文+练习答案Unit4资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月新版原文+练习答案Unit4版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Unit4PartIListening1InChina,educationisconsideredarace.Studentshavetobeginasearlyaspossibleandhavetoproceedasquicklyaspossiblearoundthetrack.Successismeasuredbyhowmanystudentscrossthefinishlineintheshorttime.InAmerica,werecognizetheracetoo,butwefeelthatthestudentshaveachancetoexplorethingsforthemselves,evenifnotallofthemreachthefinishline.Asaresultoftheirexploring,someoftheparticipantsmayhavemoretoofferbytheendoftherTheadvantageoftheChinesewayisthatmorestudentsbecomeproficientandreachthefinishline.Thedisadvantageisthattheymayhavelesstosayortoshowoncetheygetthere.ThedisadvantageoftheAmericanwayisthatsomestudentsneverfinishtherace.Theadvantage,however,isthatsomewhodogo"alltheway"haveveryinterestingandoriginalthingstosaywhentheygetthere.FTTTFF1)race2)race3)proceed4)explorethingsforthemselves5)proficient6)interesting7)original8)less9)finishtheraceListeningIIOnceWealthandPovertyapproachedamerchantandintroducedthemselvesasGoddesses.Themerchantgreetedbothofthemandsaid,"MayIaskwhyyouhavecometomyhumblehome"TheGoddessofWealthsaid,"Wewantyoutojudgebetweenuswhoisthemostbeautiful."Themerchantdidnotknowwhattosay.Heknewhewasbetweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea.IfhesaidthatWealthwasmorebeautifulthanPoverty,Povertywouldcursehim.IfhesaidthatPovertywasmorebeautifulthanWealth,Wealthwouldabandonhim.However,hebecamecalmandsaid,"Ihavegreatrespectforyouboth.WouldyoupleasedowhatIaskofyouItistheonlywayIcanjudgeproperly."TheGoddessesagreed.Hesaid,"MotherWealth,wouldyoupleasewalktowardsmyhouseMotherPoverty,WouldyoupleasewalkawayfrommyhouseThiswayIcanseeyoubothbetter,fromnearandfar."ThetwoGoddessesdidwhatthemerchanthadaskedthemtodo.Thenthemerchantconfidentlydeclared,"MotherWealth!Youappearmostbeautifulwhenyouarenearestmyhouse.MotherPoverty!Youlookmostbeautifulwhenyouarefarthestfrommyhouse."TheGoddessesappreciatedthewitandwisdomofthemerchant.TheGoddessofWealthhappilystayedinhishousewhiletheGoddessofPovertycheerfullydeparted.Wheneverwehaveaseriousproblem,ifwelookwithinandthinkcalmly,asolutionwillcomeinanswertotheproblem.FTFFF1.WhydidthetwoGoddessesgotothemerchant’splaceC2.WhatwouldhappenifthemerchantdeclaredtheGoddessofWealthtobemorebeautifulthantheGoddessofthePovertyB3.WhatdidthemerchantasktheGoddessestodoD4.WhatwasthereactionoftheGoddessesA5.WhatdoesthestorytellusCListeningIIIThereisanoldandcommonsayingintheUnitedStatesthat"Thereisnothingnewunderthesun."IthoughtofthattodaywhenIreadanarticleinamagazine.Thearticletellsaboutthegrowingnumberofpeoplewhoarebuildingearth-shelteredhouses,whicharepartlyunderground.Ihadknownaboutmodernearth-shelteredhouses,butIhadneverthoughtabouttheirroofsbefore.Insteadofhavingmetalortilesontheroofs,manyofthesehousesnowhavelivingroofs.Thewoodentopofthehouseiscoveredwithaspecialwaterproofplasticmaterial.Ontopofthisthereissoil,inwhichgrassandflowersareplanted.Sucharoofcanbeverybeautiful.Butthisreallyisnotanewidea.WhentheearlysettlerscametotheUnitedStates,theyoftenmadetheirhousesbydiggingintotheground.Theirroofsweremadeofwood,andcoveredbylargeareasofsoilwithgrassorturf.Theywerewarm,thoughnotalwayswaterproof.Peoplereplacedthesehousesandroofsassoonastheycouldliveinregularwoodenhomeswithwoodenormetalroofs.Now,2001.1)partlyunderground2)living3)diggingintotheground4)grasswaterproofQuestions:1.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbysaying"Thereisnothingnewunderthesun"2.Whatmakesthespeakerthinkof"earth-shelteredhouses"3.Whatisalivingroof4.Howmanyyearsagodidtheearlysettlersfirstbuildearth-shelteredhomes5.WhydidPeoplereplacetheseearth-shelteredhouseswithregularwoodenones2.CDABDListeningIVMan:Itissaidthatthefirstsandwichwasmadein1762bytheEarlofSandwich.Hedidn'twanttotaketimeawayfromhiscardgamestoeat,soheorderedhisbutlertomakesandwichesinstead.Woman:IsthatsoHey,lookatthis.ThefirstbeautycontestwasheldinBelgiumin1888.WhyinBelgiumofallplacesMan:WhynotOh,here'soneIbetyou'reproudof.Theelectricchairwasusedforthefirsttimein1890intheUnitedStates.Yes,you'refirsttodiagnoseAIDS,too.ThefirstrecordedcasewasinNewYork.Woman:Plusandminussignswereusedin1514inHolland.Yeah,therewasnowaywecouldhaveguessedthatone.Andtheequalssign,you'llbepleasedtohear,wasfirstusedinOxford,in1557.You'dhavethoughtthey'dallhavebeeninventedatthesametime.Man:Well,webothgottheseright.coffeewasinArabiaaround1,000AD,andjustbeforethat,playingcardswereinventedinChina.Woman:Well,Igotthisoneright.Firstdiagramofaflyingmachine,wasdrawnbyLeonardodaVinci,asIsaid,in1492.Man:Yeah,butthefirstairflightwasn'tmadeuntil1903,anditwasintheUnitedStWoman:Butthatwasn'tthequestion,wasitAlso,Englandwasalsothefirsttotransmittelevision.Man:Garbage!ItwastheItalians.Woman:No,itsayshere,thefirstTVtransmissionwasinLondon,1925.Andhereweareagain,thefirsttrafficlightswereinLondon,in1868.Man:Buttheydidn'tevenhavecarsthen,sowhywouldtheyhaveneededtrafficlights1．DAAFCEABB2．1)17622)1888/Belgium3)1890/theUnitedStates4)NewYork5)1514/Holland15576)19037)1868Part4FurtherListeningListening1JuancomesuptotheMexicanborderonhisbicycle.He'sgottwolargebagsoverhisshoulders.Theguardstopshimandsays,"What'sinthebags""Sand,"answeredJuan.

Theguardsays,"We'lljustseeaboutthat.Getoffthebike."Theguardtakesthetwobagsandripsthemapart;heemptiesthemoutandfindsnothinginthembutsand.HedetainsJuanovernightandhasthesandanalyzed,onlytodiscoverthatthereisnothingbutpuresandinthebags.TheguardreleasesJuan,putsthesandintonewbags,heftsthemontotheman'sshouldersandletshimcrosstheborder.Aweeklater,thesamethinghappens.Theguardasks,"Whathaveyougot"

"Sand,"saysJuan.Theguarddoeshisthoroughexaminationanddiscoversthatthebagscontainnothingbutsand.HegivesthesandbacktoJuan,andJuancrossestheborderonhisbicycle.Thissequenceofeventsisrepeatedeveryweekforthreeyears.Finally,Juandoesn'tshowuponedayandtheguardmeetshiminabarinMexico.

"Hey,buddy,"saystheguard."Iknowyouaresmugglingsomething.It'sdrivingmecrazy.It'sallIthinkabout.Ican'tsleep.Justbetweenyouandme,whatareyousmuggling"Juansipshisbeerandsays,"Bicycles."1)border2)rips3)overnight4)analyzed5)release6)cross7)weekly8)thorough9)showup10)bicyclesListeningIIPotteryhasbeenfoundintheremainsofeveryancientcivilization.TheoldestknownpieceofpotterywasfoundinChinaanddatesbackto7,900BC.That'salmost10,000yearsago!Thefirstpotswerelargebowls,formedbytakingalumpofclayandmakingabowlshape.Potterydoesn'tjustincludepots,butanythingmadefromclaythatcanholdthings,suchasjugs,vasesandcups.Potterywasusedtoholdwater,milk,seedsandgrains.Later,peoplelearnedtomixdifferentclaystogethertomakestrongerpotteryandtoputthepotteryinafireovensothattheclaywouldhardenfaster.Thepotter'swheelwasinventedinChinaaround3,100BC.Thewheelspinsclaylikeatop.Itallowspeopletomakepotterymuchmorequicklyandmakeshapesthatwereperfectlysymmetrical—bowlsthatwerereallyround,ratherthanlumpyoruneven.

Potteryisnotonlyconsideredoneofthefirstinventionsbutalsooneofthefirstartforms.Mosttypesofpotteryhavebeenpaintedwithfiguresordesigns;someeventellastory!1.BAC2.oldestknownpieceofpotterywasfoundinchinaanddatesbackto7900BC(andwasmadealmost10,000yearsago).2.Itwasusedforholdingwater,milk,seeds,andgrains.3.Tomakestrongerpotteryandtomaketheclayhardenfaster.4.Itallowedpeopletomakepotterymuchmorequicklyandtomakesymmetricalshapes.5.Becausemosttypesofpotteryhavebeenpaintedwithfiguresordesigns;someeventellastory.ListeningIII(Studentsareinaclassroomwaitingfortheteachertoarrive.Twoaretalking.)Cathy:I'veenjoyedtalkingaboutcreativityinourEnglishclass.IwishIhadbeenencouragedmorewhenIwasinelementaryschool.Michael:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ialwayslikeddrawing,butmyteachersandparentsinsistedIwasjustwastingmytimewithit.MyfathersaidIshouldworkonmathematics.Cathy:Maybeyoustillwillstilluseyourartistictalentsomeday.Michael:Oh,Idon'tknow.Afterall,I'minuniversitynow.PerhapsI'mtoooldtobecreative.Cathy:Idon'tthinkso.Ireadaninterestingarticleaboutaladywhowantedtobeanartistbutthewholefamilywantedhertoworkintheircandybusiness.Michael:WhathappenedCathy:Well,Jean,thelady,knewpaintingwaswhatshewantedtodo,notmakingcandy.Aftergraduatingfromcollegeshetriedvariousjobstosupportherself,thoughnoneofherjobswasinthecandybusiness.Andshekeptpaintinginhersparetime.Michael:ThenwhatCathy:About20yearsagoaworkerinthefamilycandybusinessquitaroundValentine'sDay,oneoftheirbusiestseasons.HerfatherneededJeantocometohelpwiththebusiness.Michael:DidsheCathy:Yes,althoughshedidn'tlikeit.Michael:So,howdidshecopeCathy:Shegotanideaofputtingartandcandytogether.Michael:HowCathy:Firstsheexperimentedwithmakinganediblepaint.Shefoundthatpowderedfoodcoloringmixedwithvodkawouldwork.Michael:That'squiteacombination.Cathy:Then,forher"canvas",shemeltedwhitechocolateandmoldeditflat.Sheevenlearnedhowtomakechocolateframes.Michael:WhatkindofartdidshecreateCathy:Shecopiedtheworksoffamouspainters.Shedisplayedhercandyartinthecandyshopandcustomerswouldcomeinjusttolookattheart.Michael:WhatdidherfamilythinkthenCathy:Theydidn'ttakeherseriouslyuntiltheToledoMuseumofArtheardaboutherworksandpaidhertopaint77reproductionsofworksintheircollection.Thatwasherfirstbigjob.Nowsheworksfull-timeonhercandycreations.Michael:DoesshedoanythingbesidescopyingartmasterpiecesCathy:Yes,she'sdonesomeportraits.However,peopleloveherreproductions.Michael:WhatarethepricesforhercandyartcreationsCathy:From$150to$200each.Michael:Well,hercreativityhasbroughthersuccess.WhatdidthemalespeakerliketodoBHowdidjeanmakealivingrightaftergraduatingfromcollegeBWhydidshebegintohelpwiththefamilybusinessCHowdidshepaintAListeningIVForover30years,"SesameStreet"hasbeenthemostpopularTVprogramforyoungchildrenintheUnitedStates.Thecharactersonthisshowaremainlypuppets,andprobablythemostlovedofthepuppetsisagiganticyellowbirdcalled"BigBird".

CarollSpinneyhasplayedBigBirdalltheyearsofBigBird'sexistenceonAmericantelevision.Spinney'sloveofpuppetsandhisowncreativityledhimtothiscareer.Whenhewasfiveyearsold,hesawhisfirstpuppetshow.Helovedtheshowandneverforgotit.Whenhewassevenheboughtausedmonkeypuppetforfivecents.Hismotherhadmadehimastuffedsnakefromgreenmaterial,sohegottheideaofmakinghisownpu